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cy Pres

Cy pres funds advance justice

By helping to direct cy pres funds to Bay Area Legal Aid (BayLegal) you are ensuring that the most vulnerable members of our community are afforded equal access to justice.

BayLegal is a worthy and unique recipient of cy pres funds. This area of law is governed by California Code of Civil Procedure Section 384.

We provide free legal assistance to the poor throughout the San Francisco Bay Area and we are the only legal aid program with offices in Santa Clara, San Mateo, San Francisco, Napa, Marin, Contra Costa, and Alameda Counties. We are also the only legal aid program that operates a legal hot line serving the entire Bay Area. Low-income people needing legal assistance can call the hotline and receive immediate counsel and advice on their legal problem.

BayLegal has received cy pres funds in a variety of cases including: unfair business practices by mortgage lenders, unscrupulous car dealerships that misrepresented the terms of car leases, and banks that overcharged for their services.

Please consider BayLegal when making your recommendations for cy pres distributions. Click here to access sample pleadings prepared by the California Commission on Access to Justice to assist you with an application for a cy pres distribution.

For additional information, please contact Executive Director Genevieve Richardson and Director of Development and Communications Taylor Brady:

BayLegal Addresses the Most Pressing Legal Needs of people living in Poverty in the Bay Area

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We count on the support of friends like you to help us provide meaningful access to the civil justice system through quality legal assistance regardless of a client’s location, language or disability.